Game Day!
Tonight girls softball will play at home vs the Dora Falcons. Game time 4:30 pm.
The boys baseball team will travel to Cabool for the Cabool Baseball Classic!! First pitch is at 4:00 PM for game 1. Tonight the Bears will play in Game 2 vs. Norwood
Marlenia Barker, Special Education Director; Melissa Altermatt, Process Coordinator; Amy Pollard, Process Coordinator and Julie Owens, Administrative Assistant were in San Antonio, Texas last week participating in the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo!
Each year at the CEC Convention and Expo, thousands of special education professionals from around the world come together to learn, share, grow, and connect. With hundreds of sessions on just about every topic in the field, the CEC Convention & Expo is THE professional development event for special educators to find research, tips, and strategies you can actually apply to supporting students with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.
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The Professional Development Day that was scheduled for April 1st has been moved to April 8th so students can enjoy the eclipse.
There will be no school on Monday, April 8th now instead of Monday, April 1st.
Spring pictures will be on Friday, March 22nd.📸
Elementary School:
Order link: https://inter-state.com/order
Order code: 85212QB
Middle School:
Order link: https://inter-state.com/order
Order code: 85215EB
High School:
High school will use the same order link and same order code as the middle school. Forms are also in the student information box by Mrs. Jenny's window.
It’s #TeacherProud and #BearProud Tuesday!
Willow Springs is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers and district staff on the second Tuesday of each month.
Our nominees for the month of March are:
🐻 Jessica Bunch - Willow Springs Elementary School Kindergarten Interventionist
🐻 Shaylee Welch - Willow Springs Middle School 6th Grade Science Teacher
🐻 Rhea Cook - Willow Springs Middle School Special Education Teacher
🐻 Sharon Patton - Willow Springs High School Counselor
🐻 Mike Bailey - Willow Springs Schools Maintenance Staff
Congratulations to this month's recipients, we are so grateful for all the hard work and dedication you give to our district and students!
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Members of the Presbyterian Church of Willow came by to read a book to our first graders! 📖
They also brought all of the first graders a book of their own! We want to thank Miss Candace, Cara and Cash for taking the time to read to our students!
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March 2024 Regular Session Board Meeting
https://youtube.com/live/ITkrbxtsfmE?feature=share
Students in Mr. Pitts' health class recently completed diagrams on the flow of blood in the human body and have shown excellent mastery on the topic!
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Mrs. Green took a group of students to Jefferson City on March 4th for the Youth Art Month's Award Assembly!
We had students represent the Willow Springs Middle School and Elementary School!
Elsie Lemon won Primary Elementary Honorable Mention for the state!
Each teacher gets to pick four works of art to represent their school. The art is displayed at the capital for the month of March.
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In honor of School Board Appreciation Week, we want to take this time to thank the Willow Springs Board of Education for their hard work and dedication to the district and community!🐻
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The Willow Springs Elementary School would like to recognize the following students as Pawsitive Bears who have shown the character trait of Appreciative during the Third Quarter of school! These Bears have displayed how to be thankful and have good manners.
Kindergarten:
🐻 Xander Velarde
🐻 Madilyn Dancer
🐻 Johnny Stark
🐻 Abel Smith
🐻 Andrew Sims
🐻 Roy Clinton
🐻 Charlie Johnson
🐻 Tymber Kargel
🐻 Madi Hileman
🐻 Not Pictured: Zeyanna Hord
First Grade:
🐻 Sofia Gerasimov
🐻 Grayson Shanks
🐻 Jacob Kenyon
🐻 Adilee Green
🐻 Tucker Cox
🐻 Amelia Beltz
🐻 Kane Ennis
🐻 Viktor Fokina
🐻 Adeline Riley
🐻 Maci Clinton
Second Grade:
🐻 Ethan Atkisson
🐻 Emily Campbell
🐻 Marie Braun
🐻 Samantha Coffman
🐻 Nathaniel Hood
🐻 Myrah Sanders
🐻 Creedence Gilliam
🐻 Paislee Murphy
🐻 Hattie Dodgen
🐻 Not Pictured: Joel Collins
Third Grade:
🐻 Rylee Long
🐻 John Kimbrough
🐻 Kolbe Ewers
🐻 Kenzley Lemon
🐻 Paislee Cattell
🐻 Audrey James
🐻 Emery McKee
🐻 Hunter Ennis
🐻 Elliana Fursov
🐻 Allison Beltz
Fourth Grade:
🐻 Riley Wheeler
🐻 Emmie Lemon
🐻 Ryleigh Romine
🐻 Aria Bittick
🐻 Shannon Cox
🐻 JaneLee Tetrick
🐻 Darrius Sexton-McLaurin
🐻 AlmaJean Widner
🐻 Lily Mullins
🐻 Izzy Callahan
Congratulations Bears! 🥳
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The Middle School Staff Member of the Week is Special Education Teacher, Mrs. Cook!✨
Congrats Mrs. Cook, we are so grateful for all that you do!🐻
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We would like to thank our local EAA Chapter 1218 for giving our Aviation students a tour of their facility last week!
Students also learned about some of the projects that have been completed by the Chapter along with some of the projects they are currently working on.
EAA Chapter 1218 offers multiple opportunities to assist young people looking to enter into the world of aviation, and they have been very supportive of our Aviation students and our new Aviation program!
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Information for ordering yearbooks!📚
To order a high school yearbook, visit this link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1059516/WILLOW-SPRINGS-HIGH-SCHOOL/2024-Yearbook/20230803043032940129/CATALOG_SHOP
Students wanting to order a middle school yearbook need to grab an order form from the student information center or in Mr. Kharitonov's room. Prices will raise on April 1st.
Elementary has soft cover yearbooks for $25.00 and hardcover yearbooks for $30.00. Parents can order online this year by visiting https://inter-state.com/order and using the code 82351R. Parents can also send a check written out to Willow Springs Schools/Elementary yearbook. Orders are due by May 10th.
There will be no school March 11-15 for spring break.
This week is School Social Work Week!❤️
We want to honor and recognize Mrs. Siler and Mrs. Leighty, whose commitment to fostering positive school environments directly impacts students, administrators, teachers, educators, parents, and the community at large.
Your roles as campus leaders and advocates for student well-being are truly remarkable. We are so thankful for all that you do!
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Today is the last Pizza Give Back Night!🍕
If you place an order from Pizza Americana any time today, 10% of your order total will go towards 2024 Project Prom. You have to show this token when you pay, either on paper or on your phone.
Thank you to Pizza Americana for partnering with us on this!
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The 7th grade BETA team consisting of Hayden Pitts, Aubrey Miller, Adalynn Siler, and Avery Foster competed at the Missouri State BETA convention last week!
We had two students qualify for the National BETA convention that is in Savannah Georgia!
Adalynn Siler placed 5th in solo dance and also received a Gold Ticket, which means she was picked to perform in the opening ceremony at Nationals in June!
Avery Foster placed 2nd in digital enchanted photography!
We are so proud of all the students and their hard work! 🥳
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Today is National Maintenance Workers Appreciation Day!🔧🔨
We have an amazing maintenance team here at Willow and we are so thankful for all of their hard work and dedication to our district!
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Mrs. Land's 3rd graders have been learning about food chains and habitats in science this semester!
This past week they completed their habitat projects. Students chose a habitat, researched it online/using books and articles, then they created their habitat and presented it to their class.
Mrs. Land says they worked really hard and did a terrific job!
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